James Dean's Car - The Curse of the Little Bastard (1955-1960) PDF

James Dean\'s car The American actor James Dean was a legendary film idol. Although he died at the age of just 24 in 1955, he remains one of the world\'s most popular actors.James Dean\'s legend has become even greater because he died so tragically at such a young age. But exactly how did he die? J...

James Dean\'s car The American actor James Dean was a legendary film idol. Although he died at the age of just 24 in 1955, he remains one of the world\'s most popular actors.James Dean\'s legend has become even greater because he died so tragically at such a young age. But exactly how did he die? James Dean loved fast cars and taking part in car races. On the evening of Friday the 23rd of September 1955, he invited his friend Alec Guinness, the British actor, to see his new racing car. It was a silver coloured Porsche 550 Spyder and James Dean called it the Little Bastard. When the British actor saw the car, he immediately felt strange and said, it is now 10 o\'clock Friday the 23rd of September 1955. Listen, if you drive this car, I\'m sure you\'re going to die in it by this time next week. James Dean just laughed and Alec Guinness apologised for what he had said. On the evening of the 30th of September 1955, James Dean was driving his Porsche Spyder to a car race in Salinas, California.Suddenly, another car pulled out in front of him and Dean crashed into it. He died instantly. The entire world was shocked to hear of the death of the famous young actor. The curse of the Little Bastard had just begun. The Hollywood car designer, George Barris, bought the wreck of the Little Bastard for \$2,500 and planned to sell the good parts of the car.But when the wreck arrived at Barris\' garage, it accidentally hit one of the mechanics and broke his legs. After this, Barris had bad feelings about the car, but he continued selling its parts.A young doctor, Troy McKenry, bought the Little Bastard\'s engine and put it in his racing car. On the 22nd of October 1956, he took part in a car race at the Pomona Fairgrounds in California. During the race, he lost control of his car and hit a tree. He was killed instantly. Dr. William Eschrid was another doctor who liked fast cars. He bought another part of the Little Bastard and put it in his racing car. One day, he lost control of his car and was seriously injured.Barris also sold two of the Little Bastards tyres to a young man. While he was driving, both tyres burst at the same time and he was almost killed. At this point, George Barris did not want to sell the car\'s parts anymore. He realised something was very wrong. Can evil take the form of a car? He asked himself. He gave the wrecked car to the California Highway Patrol for an exhibition on road safety. After a few days, the garage where the Porsche was parked caught fire and every car in the garage was destroyed except for the Little Bastard.Finally, the car was put on display at an exhibition in Sacramento, California and groups of teenage students visited it. One day, it fell from its display and seriously injured one of the visitors. After this unlucky exhibition, the Little Bastard was put on a lorry and transported to another part of California. During the trip, the driver, George Barris, was thrown from his lorry.The cursed car fell on him and he was killed instantly. A mystery explained. Other bizarre and mysterious accidents happened until 1960, when the Little Bastard finally disappeared. It was probably stolen by someone who did not believe in the curse. No one has ever been able to find the cursed car again. And we do not know if parts of the Little Bastard are still in circulation. What do you think? Were all these strange accidents just a series of coincidences? Or was there really a curse on James Dean\'s car?